Unit 5A Quiz

1. The American Revolution was inspired by which time period in history?

• the Scientific Revolution
• the Enlightenment
• the Age of Exploration
• the Renaissance

2. The Americans wanted more of a say in the British government and taxation. What was their slogan in support of this belief?

• No taxation without representation
• taxation from American colonists
• taxes without tyranny

3. What was the goal of the Declaration of Independence?

• To ask for forgiveness from King George III.
• To create a new government for the United States of America.
• To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain.
• To support colonial boycotts of British taxes.

4. What are the three ways the Enlightenment inspired the U.S. Constitution. Choose three.

• The idea of Separation of Powers from Montesquieu.
• The use of a President with similar powers to a King.
• Creating a system of checks and balances to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
• Creating a Bill of Rights that guaranteed certain rights and freedoms.
• The creation of the of a legal system based on the twelve tables of law.

5. Why did Britain begin taxing the colonies?

• To pay off their war debts.
• The British would lose territory to the French.
• The colonists would have say in the government and in taxes.
• The colonists would have no more taxes.

6. What major philosopher inspired the Declaration of Independence?

• Voltaire
• Martin Luther
• John Locke
• Aristotle

7. What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga?

• The British would split New England away from the other colonies.
• The Declaration of Independence was issued.
• The colonists would form an alliance with France afterwards.
• It forced the British to sign the Treaty of Paris.

8. What major nation helped the colonists win the war?

• Great Britain
• France
• Spain
• the Netherlands

9. What was the treaty that ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Paris
• the Treaty of London
• the Magna Carta
• the Treaty of Versailles

10. How did the American Revolution inspire the French Revolution?

• It caused France to start making democratic changes, leading to a revolt.
• The French saw that it was possible to win a revolt against a major power.
• It inspired them to create a constitution.
• Veterans of the American Revolution helped fight for the French.